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Middle Level Education
Spring 2011 - EDU 262 - UMF
~~A Work in Progress Check Back Often~~
--Session--
 --What Will We Do in Class--
 --What You Need To Have Done Before Coming to Class--
Week 1
Tues. 1/18
  1. Introduction
  2. Personal Profile - Knowing the Learner
  3. Personal Learning Communities - Communication Style
  4. Student Information Complete for 1/20
  5. Syllabus Read and bring questions to class 1/20
Week 1
Thurs. 1/20
  1. Selection of Teams
  2. Middle School Structure
  3. Discussion of Chapters - Process
  4. Creating a Blog Labels (TWB, TP2000, MMM)
  5. Syllabus
  6. Essential Belief Statement
  1. Read: Chapters 1, 2 & p. 102-105 Turning Points 2000
  2. Prepare reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 1 Synthesis Chapters 1, 2 Turning Points 2000 and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. WIP: Belief Statement
Week 2
Tues. 1/25
  1. Book Selection
  2. Turning Points 2000 Recommendations
  3. Discussion of Chapter 17 MMM
  4. Start creating a Mission Statement
  1. Read: Chapters 1, 2, 17 Meet Me in the Middle
  2. Prepare reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 2 Synthesis Chapters 1, 2 Meet Me in the Middle and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. WIP: Belief Statement
Week 2
Thurs. 1/27
  1. Sharing of Belief Statements
  2. Delicious
  3. Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 1
  4. TWB vs Turning Point 2000
  1. Read: This We Believe pages 1-26
  2. Blog This We Believe pages 1-26 individually on your blog.
  3. Due: Blog Team 1
  4. Due: Essential Belief Statement and upload to the Class Wiki.
Week 3
Tues. 2/1
  1. Select Team Leaders/Skype Buddies
  2. Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 2
  3. Characteristics of Young Adolescents (10-14)
  4. Teaming/Advising/Partnership
  1. Read: This We Believe pages 27-33, Chapters 11, 12 Meet Me in the Middle and Chapter 6 Turning Point 2000.
  2. Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 3 Synthesis Chapters 11,12 Meet Me in the Middle and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. Due: Blog Team 2
  5. Blog This We Believe pages 27-33, continue to add to your This We Believe Blog
Week 3
Thurs.2/3
  1. Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 2
  2. Revisit Mission Statement
  3. Select name of school and team names
  4. Integrated Curriculum
    Lesson Plan Format spring10.doc
  5. Why Integrate Technology into Curriculum?
  1. Read: This We Believe pages 33-42, Chapter 9 Meet Me in the Middle
  2. Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 4 Synthesis Chapters 9 Meet Me in the Middle and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. Read the draft mission statement and bring your thoughts to class, so we can continue the refinement process.
  5. Blog This We Believe pages 33-42, continue to add to your This We Believe Blog.
Week 4
Tues. 2/8
  1. Unit Selection Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview
  2. Maine Learning Results and Common Core Standards
  3. Discussion of Chapters/Blog Team 3
  4. Draft School Mission Statement from the four team missions
  5. Vote school names and teams
  6. EduBlog Awards and Best Educational Wikis
  1. Read: This We Believe pages 43-62
  2. Blog This We Believe pages 43-62, continue to add to your This We Believe Blog.
  3. Bring ideas for developing an integrated unit to class.
  4. Due: Blog Team 3
Week 4
Thurs. 2/10
  1. Discussion of Chapter/Blog Team 4
  2. Write Unit Overview, an understanding and essential question for the unit.
  3. Feedback Session - Theme, Concepts, Topics
  4. Middle School Schedule
    scheduling_5.pdf
  5. Share your EduBlog or wiki you selected with your team.
  6. Book Talk Planning Session
  1. Due: Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview
  2. WIP: Read your team book.
  3. Due: Blog Team 4
  4. WIP: This We Believe Final Blog of pages1-62 and add at least two hyperlinks. Hyperlink your This We Believe Blog.
  5. Select an EduBlog that you would like to read throughout the semester.
Week 5
Tues. 2/15
  1. Sharing of This We Believe Blogs
  2. Share your team schedules
  3. Enduring Understanding, Guided Questions
  4. Continue to work on School Mission, and vote on school name, team names, etc...
  1. Due: Theme, Concepts, Topics, Unit Overview Print a hard copy from the class wiki and include the understanding and essential question for the unit.
  2. Due: This We Believe Final Blog of pages1-62 and add at least two hyperlinks. Hyperlink your This We Believe Blog.
  3. Due: Post the URL of the Blog or Wiki you are following this semester.
  4. WIP: Read your team book.
Week 5
Thurs. 2/17
  1. Sharing of This We Believe Blogs
  2. Understandings/Questions Feedback Session
  3. Knowledge, Skills, Instructional Plan
    Facets Verb List.pdf
    sixfacetsUnderst.pdf
  4. TypeITypeIITeamPage.doc Products and Web2.0
  1. Due: Enduring Understanding, Guided Questions
  2. Read: Chapter 3 Turning Point 2000
  3. Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
  4. Blog Team 4 Synthesis Chapters 3 Turning Point 2000 and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blog a week and half from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  5. WIP: Read your team book.
Week 6
Tues. 3/1
  1. Sharing of This We Believe Blogs
  2. Knowledge, Skills Feedback Session Blooms
  3. Waiting for Superman discussion
  4. Instructional Plan, Performance Task, Scorer Guide
  1. Due: Knowledge, Skills
Week 6
Thurs. 3/3
  1. Discussion of Blog Team 4
  2. Sharing of This We Believe Blogs
  3. Visiting a Middle School
  4. Work on Performance Task and Rubrics
  5. Finalize School Mission, Finalize school name, team names, etc...
  1. Due: Print hard copy of Critical content and Skills from wiki space.
  2. Due: Blog Team 4
  3. Due: Bring ideas for you unit performance task.
  4. WIP: Performance Task, Scorer Guide
  5. Due: Blog Posting on Waiting for Superman
Week 7
Tues. 3/8
  1. Work Session: Book Talk
  1. WIP: Work on your Book Talk Presentation
Week 7
Thurs. 3/10
  1. Work Session: Book Talk
  1. WIP: Finalize your Book Talk Presentation
  2. WIP: Performance Task, Scorer Guide
Week 8
Tues. 3/15
  1. Sharing of This We Believe Blogs
  2. Survey Tamra-Jo Parker
  3. Instructional Plans Feedback Session
  4. Follow up on Performance Task
  5. Sharing something new with your team members from the blog or wiki you have been following.
  6. WebQuest
  1. Read: Chapters 4, 13 Meet Me in the Middle
  2. Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 1 Synthesis Chapters 4, 13 Meet Me in the Middle and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. Due: Instructional Plan Print Instructional Plan from class wiki and bring hardcopy to class.
Week 8
Thurs. 3/17
  1. Book Talk Presentation Student-Oriented Curriculum
  1. WIP: WebQuest
Week 9
Tues. 3/22
  1. Discussion of Blog Team 1
  2. WebQuest
  3. WebQuest Resources and Process
  4. Rubrics
  5. Lesson Plan
    Lesson Plan Format spring10.doc
  6. Technology Integration TPACK TPACK Resources
  1. Read: Chapter 3 Meet Me in the Middle
  2. Prepare a reflective statement for chapter 3.
  3. Blog Team 2 Synthesis Chapters 3 Meet Me in the Middle and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. Due: Blog Team 1
  5. Due: Performance Task
  6. WIP: WebQuest - Bring Resources (all of your ideas and sources from each content areas, as contribution to this page)
  7. Due: Book Talk Blog
Week 9
Thurs. 3/24
  1. Book Talk Presentation Becoming a Whole New Mind
  2. Let Kids Rule the School
  1. Due: Book Response - Student-Oriented Curriculum
  2. Read: Bright Future
    bright_futures_5-4-09pdf.pdf
  3. WIP: WebQuest Process and Web Resources
Week 10
Tues. 3/29
  1. WebQuest/Student Sample Work Session.
  2. Portaportal Guest Password - Dr Grace
  1. Read: Chapter 6, 7, 8 Meet Me in the Middle
  2. Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 2 Synthesis Chapters 8 Meet Me in the Middle and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. WIP: Lesson Plan
  5. WIP: WebQuest Process and Web Resources
  6. Due: Book Talk Blog
Week 10
Thurs. 3/31
  1. Book Talk Presentation Becoming a Wiz at Brain-Based Teaching
  1. Due: Rubric for Student Sample
  2. Due: Book Response - A Whole New Mind
  3. WIP: WebQuest/Student Sample
  4. WIP: Lesson Plan
  5. WIP: WebQuest Process and Web Resources
Week 11
Tues. 4/5
  1. Discussion of Chapters/Blogs Team 2
  2. Team Work: Design Team Packet for Student Led Conferences and finalize WebQuest Student Sample
  3. Select Presentation Dates
  4. Develop Questions for Middle School Panel
  1. Read: Chapter 4, 8 Turning Points 2000
  2. Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 3 Synthesis Chapters 4, 8 Turning Point 2000 and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. Due: Blog Team 2
  5. Due: WebQuest Process and Web Resources
  6. Due: Lesson Plan Bring a hard copy to class.
  7. WIP: WebQuest and Student Sample
Week 11
Thurs. 4/7
  1. Book Talk Presentation The Boys and Girls Learn Differently
  2. Team 2 Blog
  1. Due: Book Response Becoming a Wiz at Brain-Based Teaching
  2. WIP: WebQuest Student Sample
  3. Due: Questions for Middle School Panel
Week 12
Tues. 4/12
  1. Panel of Middle School Educators Session
  1. Read: Chapter 9 Turning Point 2000, Chapter 15 Meet Me in the Middle, Student Led Conference Packet
  2. Prepare a reflective statement for each chapter.
  3. Blog Team 4 Synthesis Chapter 9 Turning Points 2000 Chapters 15 Meet Me in the Middle and include at least two hyperlinks in each chapter and be ready to present your blogs a week from today. Post on Blog and Upload URL to Class Wiki.
  4. WIP: Lesson Plan, Attachments and Lesson Student Sample
  5. WIP: WebQuest Student Sample
  6. Due: Book Talk Blog
Week 12
Thurs. 4/14

This class will be on Wed. 5/4 at Dirigo Middle School
  1. Due: Book Response - The Boys and Girls Learn Differently - Email it as an attachment.
Week 13
Tues. 4/26
  1. Debrief the Middle School Panel, Middle School Visit - May 4, 2010
  2. Blog Team 3 & 4
  3. 6 Phases of Teaching
  4. Finalize Team Portfolio Artifacts/Zip File
  5. Final Team Work Session - Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest, Student Sample and Student Led Conference Brochure.
  1. Due: Webquest
  2. WIP: Team Packets for Student Led Conference
  3. WIP: Lessons Attachments/Student Sample
  4. WIP: WebQuest Student Sample
  5. Due: Blog Team 3 and 4
Week 13
Thurs. 4/28
  1. Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest, Student Sample and Student Led Conference Brochure.
  2. Reflection Statement
  1. Due: Team 1 & 3 Presentations
  2. WIP: Reflection Statement
  3. Spring 2011 Portfolio Schedule by Day Portfolio SP11 by Day.pdf
Week 14
Tues. 5/3
  1. Presentation of Integrated Unit, Lesson Plans for each Content Area/Student Sample, WebQuest and Student Sample.
  2. Visting A Middle School - Wednesday, May 4, 2010.
  1. Due: Team 2 & 4 Presentations
  2. Due: Hard Copy of Team Portfolio and upload zip files and links to class wiki.
  3. WIP: Zip File
  4. WIP: Reflection Statement
Week 14
Thurs. 5/5
  1. Sharing of Reflection Statement
  2. Plus/Delta Middle Level Education
  3. UMF Evaluation
  1. Due: Reflection Statement
  2. Due: Zip File